Laura Fagan is a British girl. She is 29 years old now. She has a special job. Her job is an offical cake-taster. She began to work two years ago. She loves her job very much. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. She needs to travel to different cities to taste different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually , Laura begins tasting desserts as early as 8 a.m., and is still tasting new desserts at 6 p.m. before she goes back home. Fortunately, the job hasn’t made her too fat. She only worries about her teeth.
“ Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don't think my dentist would be happy if I told him what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible.” “When I tell people what I do, they say ‘ that’s the best job in the world’, and then they ask me what my favorite dessert is.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “ I can learn about new trends(趋势) in food. It is a hard job but someone has to do it.” she said.To be a cake-taste is to _________________.
| A．sell different cakes | B．make different cakes |
| C．taste different cakes | D．buy different cakes |
The underlined word “ Fortunately” means “ ________________”
| A．quickly | B．luckily |
| C．lovely | D．terribly |
Which of the following is TRUE ?
| A．Laura is very heavy because of her job. |
| B．Laura doesn’t love her job because it is hard. |
| C．Laura often works for a long time every day. |
| D．People all think Laura’s job is very tired. |
“When you are sad, I will dry your tears. When you are worried, I will give you hope. Why? You may ask. Because you are my friend!”
A friend often listens to your problems, understands you and will not tell other people your secrets(秘密). How should you make your friendship(友谊) grow stronger? You can e-mail and call your friends often. And don’t forget to send cards to them on Friendship Day.
People started to celebrate Friendship Day in American in August, 1935. Today, people in many countries celebrate it. On the first Sunday in August every year, people from kids to old men meet their friends. They give cards, flowers or gifts to their friends. On Friendship Day, people also hold parties for their friends. Everybody is excited to wish their best friends in their own ways.
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The passage starts w______ a short beautiful poem (诗歌). It tells us that we all need f___
____, because our friends can always g__
____ us a hand when we are in t___
____. In o___
____ to make our friendship stronger, we should always keep in touch with our friends. So the f______
__ Sunday in August was the F__
________ Day. On that day people b___
___ young and old meet their friends. They give all k___
_____ of gifts to their friends to w__
____ their best friends in their own ways.
It seems that many young people still think that smoking is cool. There are many reasons for this, for example, films．Many actors smoke in films and this can lead the young to think that smoking can be cool. But now, top actors and actresses are refusing the movies in which they are asked to smoke. So hopefully, the "cool" factor(因素) will become much smaller.
Many young people believe that smoking makes them look cool. It’s probably true that smoking helps them look older. Doctors say that not only sugar and alcohol(酒) but also smoking is bad for your skin(皮肤). Do you really want to see wrinkles(皱纹) on your face at a young age? Do you really think that smoking will make you as cool as you think ?Do you really believe that he or she will like someone that smells like a factory? This is simply a bad idea.
Besides causing cancer(癌症), smoking will make you ugly and sad. So, boys and girls, forget about smoking! Don’t ever start. If you are smoking, give it up as quickly as you can. Why not lead a healthy life without smoking?
根据短文回答问题Why do some young people think smoking is cool?
What can make people look older?
Can smoking make people ugly?
Who is the passage written for?
What’s the writer’s opinion on smoking?
The Brown family lived in a small house.
One Sunday, they decided to buy two new beds. Mr. and Mrs. Brown went to shop and paid for two new beds. The shop made a mistake and sent four beds. The Browns were very unhappy because they didn’t have room for so many beds. Mrs. Brown called the shop about the problem. The truck from the shop came, but it didn’t take away the extra (额外的) beds. It brought two more, and then there were six beds. Mrs. Brown called the shop again. The truck came, but it did not take away the four extra beds. It brought four more beds and then there were ten!
There were beds everywhere. Mrs. and Mrs. Brown were much worried. They didn’t know what to do with so many beds. They were afraid to call the shop again, but they had to ask the shop to take back those extra beds.
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）The Brown family lived in a large house.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown only paid for two new beds.
The Browns were very happy to have so many beds.
Mrs. Brown called the shop twice.
The shop sent 10 beds to Mr. Brown’s house.
“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream,” some scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night.
Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come up over and over again. That may be the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.
Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts (想法) can carry over into dreams.
Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的). The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is still at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.It may be less important to sleep than to ____
| A．think | B．dream | C．work | D．study |
Dreams and films are usually _____
| A．very long | B．in color |
| C．about work | D．very sad |
Why do some people often dream about their work?
A. Because they are tired in the daytime.
Because they are not interested in their work
Because they may be thinking about their work all day
Because they have too much work to doThe main idea of the story is that _____
| A．what dream is | B．people like to sleep |
| C．dreams are like films | D．we always remember dreams |
Which sentence is right?
| A．It is good to sleep longer |
| B．We will feel tired after a long dream |
| C．The mind isn’t work when we dream |
| D．All people can find an answer of the work in the dream |
“Eat your breakfast. It’s the most important meal of the day!” Why are parents always saying that?
Well, a person is like a car. After a long night of sleeping, there is no fuel in your fuel tank(燃料箱). Breakfast is like the fuel. It makes you work or walk on the road.
What should you eat? Any breakfast is better than no breakfast, but try not to have hamburgers or dessert(甜点) all the time. They don’t have the necessary nutrients(必需的营养素). And if you have a hamburger for breakfast, you won’t feel full for long.
Try to eat all kinds of foods like grains, fruit, vegetables and drink some milk. Oh, try to eat more apples because an apple a day can help to keep the doctor away. From the passage, we know people should try not to ______ all the time if they want to keep healthy.
| A．eat grains | B．eat vegetables |
| C．eat dessert | D．drink milk |
The writer thinks breakfast is like the ______
| A．fuel | B．car | C．friend | D．teacher |
This passage tells us that parents always say ______
| A．sleeping is very important |
| B．breakfast is the most important meal of the day |
| C．getting well with our friends is very important |
| D．exercise can help us study better |
The writer asks us to try to eat more ______
| A．sugar | B．meat | C．dessert | D．apples |
Which of the following is true ?
| A．Any breakfast is better than no breakfast. |
| B．Some children like eating breakfast at school. |
| C．Parents are strict with their children |
| D．Children should have hamburgers for breakfast. |